Data

Tools

Indexes

Applications

Experiments

Awesome

An open API service indexing awesome lists of open source software.

https://github.com/maximjsx/awesome-plugins

A list of top Minecraft plugins, tools, and resources for modern, feature-rich servers, including server resourcepacks and more!
https://github.com/maximjsx/awesome-plugins

List: awesome-plugins

awesome awesome-list bukkit glsl-shaders minecraft minecraft-library paper plugins purpur server-resourcepacks spigot velocity

Last synced: 5 months ago
JSON representation

A list of top Minecraft plugins, tools, and resources for modern, feature-rich servers, including server resourcepacks and more!

Awesome Lists containing this project

README 

          


  

  
Awesome Plugins 🏝️


  


  Do you want to build a modern, fancy server (like MCC Island or Cytooxien) but struggle to find the right resources?

  







  
Here you will find a list of my favorite Minecraft plugins, tools, and resources.


  Most of them are free, open-source and support the latest Minecraft version.





# Table of Contents



- [Plugins](#plugins)

  - [Fancy](#fancy-plugins)

    - [Without Resourcepack](#no-resourcepack)

    - [Resourcepack Required](#resourcepack-required)

  - [Essential](#essential-plugins)

- [Libraries & API's (Do not work standalone)](#libraries--apis)

- [Server Software](#server-software)

  - [Based on Paper](#paper-based)

  - [Other](#other-server-software)

- [Resourcepack](#resourcepack)

  - [Shaders](#shaders)

  - [Packs](#packs)

  - [Plugins & Libraries](#plugins-libraries)

- [Proxy](#proxy)

  - [Software](#software)

  - [Plugins](#plugins)

- [Tools](#tools)

- [Resources](#resources)

  - [Performance](#performance)

  - [Other](#other-resources)



# Plugins



## Fancy plugins



### No resourcepack



FancyPhysics [FREE]



Adds funny Minecraft physics effects.
Tree fall animation, damage particles, realistic explosions, visual crafting & more




  Version

  Download

  Source Code

  

    API

  



FancyPhysics Preview






ProdigyCape [FREE]



The most realistic cape plugin for your Minecraft server




  Version

  Download

  Source Code



ProdigyCape Preview






BetterChatBubbles [PAID]



Packet-based chat bubbles above players' heads




  Version

  Buy

  

  

    API

  



BetterChatBubbles Preview






EntitySize [FREE]



Change the size/scale of any living entity or player with an optional transition




  Version

  Download

  

    Source Code

  

    API

  



EntitySize Preview






BiomeManager [PAID]



Change the color/sounds/particles of grass/leaves/water/fog/sky




  Version

  Buy

  

  Source Code



BiomManager Preview






AdvancedGUI [PAID]



Create truly interactive itremframe GUIs with an intuitive web editor




  Version

  Buy

  

  

    API

  



AdvancedGUI Preview



## Essential Plugins



    

  • 

    FastAsyncWorldEdit [FREE]

    

    Blazingly fast world manipulation for builders
    WorldEdit but better
    

    

      Version

      Download

      

      Source Code

    

    • 


      
  • 

        
    LuckPerms [FREE]

    

        
    Permissions plugin for managing ranks and permissions
    

        
    

          Version

          Download

          Source Code

        
    

      
    • 


      
  • 

        
    AntiHealthIndicator [FREE]

    

        
    Enhance fairness with AntiHealthIndicator! Lightweight, async packet spoofing for gameplay integrity
    

        
    

          Version

          Download

                Source Code

        
    

      
    • 


      
  • 

        
    Better Flowers [FREE]

    

        
    A useful Minecraft building tool, that let's you place customized flowers
    

        
    

          Version

          Download

                Source Code

        
    

      
    • 


      
  • 

        
    CustomScoreNumbers [FREE]

    

        
    Remove/hide the red numbers in the scoreboard or change the color
    

        
    

          Version

          Download

          

                Source Code

        
    

      
    • 


      
  • 

        
    Better Build [FREE]

    

        
    A useful Minecraft building tool, that manages the server on which you build
    

        
    

          Version

                Source Code

        
    

      
    • 


       
  • 

        
    Citizens 2 [FREE & PAID]

    

        
    The Best NPC Plugin
    

        
    

          Version

                Buy

          

                Download

          

                Source Code

        
    

      
    • 


       
  • 

        
    NoDirectionalDamageTilt [FREE]

    

        
    Disable the "new" 1.19.4 directional damage animation
    

        
    

          Version

          Download

                

                Source Code

        
    

      
    • 


      
  • 

        
    PassengerAPI [FREE]

    

        
    Fix passenger compatibility issues | Manage your own entity passengers
    

        
    

          Version

          Download

          Source Code

        
    

      
    • 


      
  • 

        
    Chunky [FREE]

    

        
    Pre-generates chunks, quickly, efficiently, and safely
    

        
    

          Version

          Download

          Source Code

        
    

      
    • 


      
  • 

        
    TerraformGenerator [FREE]

    

        
    A nice custom world terrain generator
    

        
    

          Version

          Download

          Source Code

        
    

      
    • 




# Libraries & API's



- [**PacketEvents**](https://github.com/retrooper/packetevents): a powerful tool for mastering Minecraft packet manipulation with speed and finesse.
The best ProtocolLib alternative

- [**EntityLib**](https://github.com/Tofaa2/EntityLib): Additional features to PacketEvents like EntityMeta.

- [**ChatBubbles-API**](https://github.com/max1mde/ChatBubblesAPI): The official API of the plugin Better Chat Bubbles.

- [**HologramAPI**](https://github.com/max1mde/HologramAPI): Packet-based text display hologram API with MiniMessage and emoji support.

- [**Lamp**](https://github.com/Revxrsal/Lamp): A modern annotation-driven commands framework for Java and Kotlin.

- [**CommandAPI**](https://github.com/CommandAPI/CommandAPI): A Bukkit/Spigot API for the command UI introduced in Minecraft 1.13.

- [**creative**](https://github.com/unnamed/creative): A resource-pack library for Minecraft: Java Edition.

- [**Simple-YAML**](https://github.com/Carleslc/Simple-YAML): A Java API providing an easy-to-use way to store data and configurations using the YAML format.

- [**Scoreboard Library**](https://github.com/MegavexNetwork/scoreboard-library): A library for Paper/Spigot servers to handle packet-level scoreboards. 



## Paper-Based  



- [**Paper**](https://papermc.io/): Optimized server software with significant performance improvements over Spigot.  



- [**Purpur**](https://github.com/PurpurMC/Purpur): Extended Paper with additional features and customization options.  

- [**Pufferfish**](https://github.com/pufferfish-gg/Pufferfish): A fork of Paper focused on performance enhancements and reducing lag.  

- [**Airplane**](https://github.com/TECHNOVE/Airplane): A lightweight Paper fork designed for high-performance servers with better TPS optimization.  

- [**Folia**](https://github.com/PaperMC/Folia): A fork of Paper supporting regionized multithreading for improved performance on large servers.  



## Other Server Software  

- [**Limbo**](https://github.com/LOOHP/Limbo): A lightweight, customizable server software ideal for lobby servers with no actual world.   



# Resourcepack



## Shaders



### Learning

https://github.com/McTsts/Minecraft-Shaders-Wiki

https://github.com/bongbongsaysbong/Common-Shaders

https://github.com/McTsts/mc-core-shaders



### Some shaders



- [**Vanilla Shaderpack**](https://github.com/JNNGL/vanilla-shaderpack): An attempt to create a decent looking shader using the vanilla pipeline.  

- [**Vanilla Shaders**](https://github.com/JNNGL/vanilla-shaders): Vanilla shaders for motion blur, colored lights, and more.  

- [**VanillaDI**](https://github.com/JNNGL/VanillaDI): Dynamic colored lights.  

- [**Light Painter**](https://github.com/bradleyq/light_painter): Screen space point lights using Minecraft's exposed transparency shaders.  



## Packs



## Plugins & Libraries



# Proxy



Seems like there are some usefull plugins:  

https://github.com/orgs/Elytrium/repositories



## Software

- [**Velocity**](https://github.com/PaperMC/Velocity): A modern, fast, and flexible Minecraft proxy for connecting multiple servers



## Plugins



# Tools

- [**Image to TextDisplay**](https://github.com/META-Tommy/Image-To-Text_Display): Convert an image to a text_display entity in Minecraft: Java Edition

- [**Stable Player Display**](https://github.com/bradleyq/stable_player_display): Models + shaders to display player models using new item_display entites

- [**All Spigot NMS**](https://github.com/Jacxk/all-spigot-nms): All NMS versions of bukkit/spigot in one jar file. NMS from 1.8-1.17



# Resources



## Performance

- [**Minecraft server optimization guide**](https://github.com/YouHaveTrouble/minecraft-optimization) How to optimize the performance of your Minecraft server by changing certain settings & more



## Other Resources